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By the second inning of Thursday night's game between the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies, the concerned, panicked and, let's face it, angry tweets about right-hander Matt Cain started flowing in consistently. Cain allowed three home runs e...

Blog | May 17, 2013

Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees got clubbed at home by the Houston Astros 9-1 Monday night, a reminder for many that spot-starting in fantasy even against the league's worst offenses can occasionally backfire (ask Brandon Maurer about fac...

Blog | April 30, 2013

Eric Karabell offers his thoughts, from a fantasy perspective, on hot-hitting Yankees outfielder Vernon Wells.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2013

Struggling starting pitchers will certainly be on display this weekend as teams -- both real and fantasy -- wonder if their aces will deliver. Of course, it's not even Tax Day yet, so in general it's wise to be patient. By the way, don't forget to pa...

New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda turned 38 years old this past weekend, but you'd hardly know it by the way he pitched last season. In fact, the underrated Kuroda finished the 2012 season No. 19 on ESPN's Player Rater among start...

Blog | February 15, 2013

Eric Karabell highlights pitchers over the age of 35 who could be real bargains in fantasy drafts this season.

Blog | Conversation | February 15, 2013

• New York Yankees lefty Andy Pettitte tossed six shutout innings at Minnesota on Monday, the second consecutive start in which he didn't allow a run. Pettitte allowed seven hits and a walk, and lowered his ERA over 11 starts to 2.71. He&#...

Blog | September 25, 2012

Eric Karabell has the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Monday's games, including a big day by Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia and an interesting bullpen maneuver by Nationals manager Davey Johnson.

Blog | Conversation | September 25, 2012

• New York Yankees lefty Andy Pettitte made a triumphant return to the mound Wednesday with five scoreless innings, allowing four singles and striking out five. Pettitte hadn't pitched since June after suffering a broken ankle on a line dr...

Blog | September 20, 2012

Eric Karabell has the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Wednesday's games, including good performances from old-timers Andy Pettitte and Ichiro Suzuki and one last hurrah for 2012 from Matt Harvey.

Blog | Conversation | September 20, 2012

On Thursday's fun Baseball Today podcast, SweetSpot blogger Dave Schoenfield and I delved into many interesting topics, from players being lost (and found!) to injury to an All-Star Game from our youth! 1. First the Yankees had to deal with the CC...

Eric Karabell discusses the most interesting fantasy tidbits from Wednesday's action, including Daniel Murphy's first two homers of the season.

Blog | Conversation | June 28, 2012

Ah, the highs and lows of being a New York Mets fan! We've got Mark Simon to discuss this, and many other topics, for Wednesday's Baseball Today podcast! 1 .One day they get a no-hitter, and on Tuesday the Mets somehow manage to lose to the Nation...

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Desmond Jennings singled in four at-bats Tuesday, his first start in a month after a disabled list stint for a knee injury. Jennings, who is just shy of being 100 percent owned in ESPN standard leagues, is safe for immediate...

Blog | June 06, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the most fantasy-relevant tidbits from Tuesday's games, including the return of Desmond Jennings from injury.

Blog | Conversation | June 06, 2012

SweetSpot blogger Dave Schoenfield and I gathered for Monday's Baseball Today podcast with our big top-10 lists of best teams and much more! 1. Seattle Mariners announcer Dave Sims talked about the Mariners, whether Ichiro will be in a Mariners un...